When I'm in my studio, it usually feels like a hassle to actually press all the buttons and make music come out the other end.

Here's the thing with lyrics: Words are just another musical instrument.

A lot of student films in art shows are samey. It's a look at the life of someone making these boring films.

It's easy to not work on my album. I go out to the cinema, catch up with friends, eat, watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - that sort of thing.

Making music is a total hassle, really.

Most of the lyrics are rooted in my own experiences. But there is some sheer fabrication.

I hope nobody I wrote about becomes too upset.

Someone explained parallax error to me, and I thought Ah, with a cheap camera, it would be pretty easy to behead someone.

There was a time when beheadings were in the public mind because people around the world were getting their heads cut off for various reasons.

What bugs me are parodies - they're never as special as the original thing.

The internet becomes too arch. The clip is uploaded and reuploaded endlessly with banner headlines and crappy 3-D graphics. Stuff rots in this supposedly clinical space.

I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people.

Whoever teaches learns in the act of teaching, and whoever learns teaches in the act of learning.

To confer dignity, forgive. To express contempt, forget.

How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand.

I laughed out loud and shook my head, "You're crazy!" He nodded, "About you.

My dad's Irish music was such a huge influence.

Guitarists should be able to pick up the guitar and play music on it for an hour, without a rhythm section or anything.

In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic.

I just wanted to be an actor. It's better to be well-rounded.

maybe i'm exacly where i should be after all.